In November, we announced the adoption of the UUCC Covenant of Right Relations Policy. You may recall that with the new policy comes the need to establish a Right Relations Team (RRT).
We are pleased to announce the four inaugural members of UUCC’s Right Relations Team: Susan Cox, Ann Doss Helms, Peter Huxtable, and Naomi Irvine. These four people were chosen both for their individual skills and for the ways their different areas of expertise combine to create a cohesive and well-balanced team. They are a combination of long-time and newer members of the community, and we are grateful to all four of them for saying “yes” when asked to serve at this time.
In the next few months, Rev. Lisa will be working directly with the team to orient them and provide some initial training and resources, and they will begin to communicate with the community directly. We look forward to all working together to live into our relationships and nurture this community as we learn new ways of being together.
The full text of the UUCC Covenant of Right Relations Policy can be found here: UUCC Covenant of Right Relations Policy. The RRT will perform duties as outlined in the policy. A key component of the policy is that the RRT will be a standing team that not only handles conflicts that escalate to requiring mediation or other support, but also educates the congregation and provides spiritual development and skill-building around covenant, having difficult conversations, and working through lower-level conflicts.